PHOENIX — Charlie Kirk's casket was flown from Utah to Phoenix aboard Air Force Two on Thursday.
One day after the conservative activist was shot to death while speaking at an event on a college campus, Kirk's casket was transported to the Valley, where Kirk had a residence and Turning Point USA was based.
VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL: Se traslada el cuerpo de Charlie Kirk a Arizona
Air Force Two arrived in Phoenix at about 4:40 p.m. with Vice President JD Vance and Kirk's family aboard after flying in from Utah, according to NBC News. Several supporters were seen outside the airport with American flags and patriotic hats to honor Kirk.
“Welcome home, Charlie. You didn’t deserve it. May God bless your family,” an unknown voice said on the air traffic control tower frequency after Air Force Two